"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:03:28 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote:

About eight of us share an old John Deere 11HP lawn tractor (parked in a
shed adjacent to the T-hangers) and it pulls everything from 182's to
small
turboprops.

Nice thing is it already has the hitch and the bumper/frame is beefy
enough
to handle the bigger loads.


We have one, too. And I have no problem "pulling". But I've never got
that knack of "pushing" with it. So I wound up getting a NoseDragger.

Pushing can be done with the tractor because it has a nice (read strong) two
speed reverse gear (and three forward). I use it to get the bird back into
the hanger as there is about a 2" lip to across on the foundation slab.

The John Deere is about 20 or so years old and in pretty good shape
considering the number of people using it. The biggest plane that it gets
used on is a C90B King Air which it handles with ease.

It was here when I got here but I understand the guy who brought it from his
home bought a new one that would handle a snow thrower. Most the others in
the hanger block chipped in about $50 apiece to compensate him.


Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO